突っぱねる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 突っぱねる
1
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
Examples
トムはメアリーを口説きおとすことができなかった。メアリーはトムのデートの要求を突っぱねたから。
Tom couldn't make the grade with Mary; she refused him when he asked her for a date.
Kanji in this Word
突
8 strokes
Frequency: 521
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
stab
protruding
thrust
pierce
prick
collision
sudden
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トツ
カ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つ.く
撥
15 strokes
Meanings
brush up
reject
exclude
eliminate
bone plectrum
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハツ
バチ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
は.ねる
おさ.める
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